Two teenagers, aged 17 and 18 years old, have been arrested in connection to two separate murders reported in the Anuradhapura and Vavuniya districts, in the last 24 hours ending at 06.00 am today. 

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in the Bandaragama area in Oyamaduwa, Anuradhapura over the murder of a 26-year-old man.

The Police said the Oyamaduwa Police had been informed that the victim had died due to being attacked with a sharp object.

Preliminary investigations reveal that the victim had been attacked after an argument between two parties had escalated. 

The deceased is a 26-year-old resident of Bandaragama, while the suspect is a 17-year-old from the same area. The Oyamaduwa Police is conducting investigations. 

Meanwhile, an 18-year-old boy has been arrested over the murder of a 45-year-old man in the Omanthai area in Vavuniya. 

The Police said the 45-year-old man had been attacked with a sharp weapon and had succumbed to injuries while receiving treatment at the Vavuniya Hospital. 

Preliminary investigations reveal that a group that had arrived in a double cab had attacked the victim with sharp weapons due to a personal dispute, resulting in his death. 

The Police had arrested an 18-year-old boy from Vavuniya, along with the double cab used by the suspects, in connection to the murder. 

The Omanthai Police has launched investigations to arrest the other suspects involved in the incident. (Newswire)

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Two teenagers were reported dead after being hit by a train near the Wadurawa Railway Station early last morning (May 25).

The Veyangoda Police stated that the two boys who were on their way for a leisure trip had been walking on the railway tracks while being on their mobile phones at the time of the accident.

The victims have been identified as residents of Waduruwa, aged 18 and 19 years.

Preliminary investigations have revealed that the two victims’ houses are located close to the Railway track and they had walked towards the Wadurawa Railway station along the railway tracks.

As the two youths were engaged in conversations on their mobile phones, they had been hit from behind by a train plying from Badulla to Colombo, Fort. (NewsWire)

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Three 16-year-old boys who were arrested for beating a man to death in Welipenna have been placed in a Rehabilitation centre in Makola until the 28th of February.

Investigations have revealed that the group had assaulted the victim with helmets due to an argument on the road.

The Police stated that the victim had warned the teenagers not to ride their motorcycles in a reckless manner as it was dangerous for pedestrians.

An argument that had escalated thereafter had resulted in the teenagers assaulting the victim, who is a father of an infant.

The Police stated the suspects are Grade 11 students of a school in which the victim’s wife is a teacher.

Further investigations have revealed that the victim was unemployed at the time of the incident and was awaiting to travel overseas for employment. (NewsWire)

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